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Honeybees are at risk, along with the crops they pollinate

January 2, 2023 at 9:42 a.m.

The honeybees looked perfectly healthy, buzzing about their boxy wooden hive on a warm autumn day in central Pennsylvania. Elizabeth Capaldi suspected otherwise. Clad in a protective white suit and...

Acme Pharmacists Dawn Cohen, gives Roberta Leiggi, 81, of Levittown, Pa., her COVID-19 booster shot and her flu shot at the Bristol Township Senior Center in November 2021.

‘Do I have to get a flu shot?’ Your flu questions answered

October 4, 2022 at 8:13 a.m.

The flu is poised for a comeback this year after two seasons in the shadows of the COVID-19 pandemic. Influenza circulates year-round in the United States but the virus is...

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Cómo hablar con tus hijos sobre el coronavirus

March 6, 2020 at 10:05 a.m.

Cuando la funcionaria federal de salud, Nancy Messonnier, anunció que los estadounidenses debían comenzar a prepararse para una "disrrupción significativa" de sus rutinas debido a la propagación de infecciones del...

Inexpensive test is saving infant lives

November 3, 2021 at 6:44 p.m.

At birth, Moriah Mudd seemed strong and healthy. Her physical exam by a pediatrician at Riddle Hospital in Philadelphia was completely normal. But then a nurse put a sensor on...

Throw out old containers, food and makeup

August 24, 2021 at 11:33 a.m.

I often think about old things I'd like to be rid of - like about 40 years between me and my early 20s - but that's not possible until they...

Readers offer solutions to persistent problems

August 24, 2021 at 10:08 a.m.

I get the impression that there are a lot of untrustworthy cats in this country from the number of remedies submitted to me on combating urine odors. Here's a step-by-step...

Make sure flooring work is on the level

August 24, 2021 at 9:39 a.m.

Q: When our basement flooded, we had a contractor pull up the carpeting and install vinyl tiles. He prepared the concrete floor by scraping up the rug glue that remained,...

Use your remodeling dollars wisely

August 23, 2021 at 9:58 a.m.

Time was, and not all that long ago, that putting money into your house before putting it on the market paid off at resale. But the "sluggish housing market continues...

New help for underwater borrowers

August 23, 2021 at 4:46 a.m.

After months in the works, HARP 2.0 is available to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac borrowers who want to refinance but owe more on their mortgages than their houses now...

Setting the stage for a home sale

August 23, 2021 at 3:53 a.m.

Spring arrived very early this year in much of the country, bringing what traditionally is the best time to buy and sell real estate, even through the downturn. Issues of...

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